Verse 584: Missing what we have

584. Missing what we have

எய்தியதைக் கொள்ளார் எதிர்வரும் நாள்வேட்பார்எய்தியதும் எய்தாத தாம்

eythiyadhaik kollaar edhirvarum naalvedpaareythiyadhum eythaadha thaam

Those who will not take what they have reached, and long for the day to come: even what they reached stays out of reach.